Fish - August 2007

Someone gave me a Wonder Water Driftwood Whispter Filter for a 10 gal thank. It is awesome looking. The problem is I have a 20gal long tank, will this filter work?

2007-08-29 04:17:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's getting really dirty and I don't know what to use to clean it. The gravel is really dirty, but the water is clear. Please help me! I have too many beautiful fish for a dirty tank!

2007-08-29 04:00:45 · 12 answers · asked by Tostito 2

I breed guppies, and I want to get another fish in my 20 gallon tank to make it more lively. So should I get:

-2 mollies
-2 platies
-2 tetras

I know 2 tetras are not enough, but I don't want to take up too much room in my tank. I'm worried that the platies & mollies will either die from the guppy chasing, or have babies. What should I do? Any other fish suggestions that can go with guppies?

Please answer!

2007-08-29 02:59:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The tank , the water heated up and to be honest I think they are dead could b in shock i dont know?

what do i do? put them in cooler water straight away?

2007-08-29 02:51:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i recently started a lake malawi tank and received several species from a friend that he bred himself. they are all still only maybe an inch long roughly. I have noticed the black band on the dorsal fin of my electric yellows have all become faded and paler. It may just be me but the bodies seem paler as well. the fish eat regularly and appear in good health so im wondering what may have caused this.

temp 78 F
general hardness 120
carbonate hardness 120
pH 6.5
Im not a beginer so obviously theres no ammonia or nitrite so dont ask me silly questions like do you feed them or change the water. the ph is low, i know, my friend says he never messes with ph and hes bred many cichlids so i didnt change it. if that could be what it is than could anyone also tell me if its ok to change ph drasticly from 6.5 to 8ish without stressing the fish.

any thoughts would be appreciated

2007-08-29 02:25:34 · 3 answers · asked by Iceman 2

I went to Menorca and there was sworms of jelly fish and no warnings. Igot stung twice and stayed clear of the sea after that.

2007-08-29 01:52:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have no snails in my tropical aquarium only neon tetras and guppies. I keep seeing very small brown eggs floating on the water surface - are these eggs of the neons or some other parasite or insect?

2007-08-29 01:44:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you clean a breeders net wit fry in it? I have about 20 molly fry that are 1 week old in a breeders net, and I wanted to use my gravel vacuum to clean the bottom of the net but I am scared of sucking a baby up. Is their a safe way to do this?

2007-08-29 01:26:46 · 3 answers · asked by ツ & ♥ 3

i got what looked to be some sort of hammer coral. The store that had it didnt have very nice lights on their tank and when i got it home under my lights is glows a lot more than i expected and i am begining to thing the coral is dyed. Can anyone tell me if this is a normal color for this type of coral or if it looks as though its dyed? Here is a pic. It seems to really glow under my moonlights especially so this is a pic under the moonlighting. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanoreef/1266644446/

2007-08-29 00:51:27 · 7 answers · asked by craig 5

I posted this question before my guppy is chasing my platy and looks like its attacking it....but I'm not sure.
They are both yellow, its a male guppy, and the guppy is alot smaller than the platy.
I have 3 male guppies, 1 platy, 1 mollie, 4 tetras, 1 plec.

2007-08-28 22:09:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-28 17:49:58 · 7 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1

I have emptied the tank of all decor- removed all parts of the filters and they are just gone! I have a 40 gallon tank and its covered and on my counter so they didnt jump out or they wouldnt have gone far-No pets that can get any where near them and Its an established tank. I just added 4 gold tetras and 3 platies to my tank and 3 of the tetras are gone! I have a gourami and he leaves my neons alone so that cant be it? Do the fish really just "dissolve"?

2007-08-28 17:37:35 · 10 answers · asked by blue01jetta 1

2007-08-28 16:42:56 · 4 answers · asked by Meg 1

i have 2 neon tetra fish that are pregnant, 1 however has laid some eggs, and it looks as if she is laying more. my question is how long does it take the females to actually finish giving birth from the time the eggs start coming out until she is finished with that bach?

2007-08-28 16:41:48 · 3 answers · asked by polorbear2003 2

2007-08-28 16:37:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-28 16:34:20 · 2 answers · asked by cblue 1

what would you use to get the bbs out of its container (other then an eyedropper) to feed the betta fry

2007-08-28 16:31:32 · 3 answers · asked by cblue 1

omg my female is finally pregnant but my male betta won't make a bubble nest what should i do?
and plus will the female die? or will she just lay her eggs by herself? PLEASE HELP!

2007-08-28 16:26:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before I started breeding guppies, I had one swordtail or platy, I can't remember, and 2 male guppies. The male guppies literally chased the swordtail/platy to DEATH! I'm getting 2 platies tomorrow, and I'm just wondering if they will be fine with 6 guppies? Or would a molly be better?

2007-08-28 16:25:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is small maybe 1/2 and inch and maybe 1/2in long. and i need it to get out as i have a reef and i dont want it in there. I ordered a critters trap for my crabs i want to get rid of. Any other ideas?

2007-08-28 16:10:17 · 6 answers · asked by lyd285 2

I have finally decided that I want to get a Platy for my tank! I breed guppies, and I have 7 adults, 14 babies, and 1 algae eater in a 20 gallon tank. My tank is SO boring with just guppies swimming around in it, so I decided to get a Platy. My question is, should I get one, or two? Please answer!

2007-08-28 16:03:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm going to get a 75 gallon tank with 1 largemouth bass and 1 crappie in it. I know this will be a large bioload. What kind of filter do you recommend, canister, power, undergravel, U.V. Sterilizer, Etc., Etc. I think the most commonly used for this size of tank is canister. Is this the best type. After you choose best type, please give me specific name brands and model. I am definetly not going to spend more that $150 on a filter. Thanks!

2007-08-28 15:55:30 · 5 answers · asked by Sally 2

2007-08-28 15:23:23 · 6 answers · asked by artvixen_13 1

I have searched all over the net and can't find it. Can you please give me a link to a site.

2007-08-28 15:00:12 · 3 answers · asked by Sally 2

I have a 10 gallon tank (freshwater). I recently added a rock from a petstore. I am not sure what it is called. After I added it to my tank, I checked the pH and the pH 6.0 ppm and it was used to be 7.0 ppm. How do I know if it is the rock that changed the water to 6ppm. Also, when I added the rock, there were bubbles coming from it. I am not sure what to do! Help! How do I fix it?

And please give me a reason why the pH changed?

I have a 10 gallon tank (freshwater) with 2 Cherry Barb and 2 Cory Cats. These fish have been here since January.

Thank you in advance.

2007-08-28 14:04:42 · 5 answers · asked by Chris 5

Yesterday I recognized that one of my gouramis had some bulges on the sides of it's body right behind its gills.

Up until today I thought I had two male gouramis until someone explained that the males have a more distinguishable color while the females are plain. The reason I thought they were both males was because when I saw them at Petsmart, the tank they were in said that they were "Male Dwarf Gouramis". Go figure...

Any way, what do you think the problem could be? Does she have a disease or is she ready to breed with the male? If she is, can anyone who is familiar with breeding dwarf gouramis give me some tips on breeding them? Thanks to all that help me.

And to help you and me to see if it is a male or female and if she or he has a disease or is ready to breed, here a few pics:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/rickyh08/Picture003.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/rickyh08/Picture008.jpg

2007-08-28 13:50:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I asked this same question earlier, but everyone told me that one is not needed. What I am asking here is would it do any good to have one, or would my bass not even care.

2007-08-28 13:30:13 · 5 answers · asked by Sally 2

I've already asked a question like this before, and I've finally chose a molly! Now I'm wondering if a molly will go good with 6 adult guppies, 14 babies, and a Siamese algae eater? The babies are in a fry net, so the molly cannot get at them. But what I'm trying to say is, when one of my guppies gives birth, will the molly consume the babies before I can get them in the fry net? Because my guppies don't seem to notice their babies. Someone please answer!

2007-08-28 13:12:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My convict cichlids just had about 200 babies what do I do now? Can I sell them to a pet store once they are big enough?

2007-08-28 11:59:40 · 5 answers · asked by ladybuglove225 2

my fish tank has been treated for velvet with tetracycline, but my only two fish have died. now my aquarium is yellow from the medicine and have yellow deposits all over. i have live plants, fake plants, one house decoration and gravel. i want to know how can i sterilize the tank so that my next fish will not get anything. (i initially got velvet when i purchased fish from a local retail pet store grrr)

keep in mind i would like something that will not take much time, but will also do the job well.

2007-08-28 11:58:00 · 3 answers · asked by theflystyle 2